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SUBJ/DEFENSE MAINTENANCE AWARDS//
REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 5305.9A/07MAR2005//
REF/B/DOC/DODI 1348.30/16OCT2009//
NARR/REF A IS OPNAV INSTRUCTION, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE
AWARDS PROGRAMS.// REF B IS DOD INSTRUCTION FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY
MAINTENANCE AWARDS.// POC/STEVE MICHALUK/CIV/CNO WASHINGTON
DC/N43C1/TEL: (703) 601-1655//
RMKS/1. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) MAINTENANCE AWARDS PROGRAM
ENHANCES MAINTENANCE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGES MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE BY
FORMALLY RECOGNIZING BELOW-DEPOT LEVEL MILITARY UNITS RESPONSIBLE FOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION.
SECDEF PRESENTS SIX SERVICE-WIDE MAINTENANCE AWARDS ANNUALLY TO THE
MOST OUTSTANDING LARGE, MEDIUM, AND SMALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS. ONE OF THESE SIX WINNERS IS THEN RECOGNIZED
AS THE "BEST OF THE BEST" AND IS AWARDED THE SECDEF PHOENIX TROPHY.
2. COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES:
A. LARGE: 1000 OR MORE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
B. MEDIUM: 301-999 AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
C. SMALL: UP TO 300 AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
3. ALL BELOW-DEPOT LEVEL COMMANDS, UNITS, AND RESERVE COMPONENTS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL MAINTENANCE ON FACILITIES AND/OR
EQUIPMENT BELONGING TO THEIR OWN UNIT, OR TO OTHER UNITS, ARE ELIGIBLE
TO COMPETE. EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SHIPS, SQUADRONS,
FLEET READINESS CENTER (FRC) SITES SUPPORTING FIELD LEVEL REPAIR
(FORMERLY AVIATION INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS), REGIONAL
MAINTENANCE CENTERS, NAVAL STATIONS, ETC. A COMPONENT OF A COMMAND
SUCH AS A REPAIR DEPARTMENT OF A SUBMARINE BASE MAY BE NOMINATED IF
THAT COMPONENT IS ASSIGNED A UNIT IDENTIFICATION CODE (UIC) DISTINCT
FROM THE COMMAND AS A WHOLE. THE PREPONDERANCE OF UNIT STAFFING SHALL
COMPRISE UNIFORMED U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL AND MAY ALSO INCLUDE DOD
CIVILIANS. THE 2010 SECDEF MAINTENANCE AWARD COMPETITIVE PERIOD COVERS
FISCAL YEAR 2009. THE 2010 AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE AWARDS
BANQUET AND CEREMONY DURING THE 2010 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MAINTENANCE
SYMPOSIUM AND EXHIBITION WHICH WILL BE HELD IN TAMPA, FL ON THE EVENING
OF 17 NOVEMBER 2010.
4. ECHELON II COMMANDERS REVIEW AND SCREEN NOMINATIONS FOR THEIR
RESPECTIVE COMMANDS AND MAY SUBMIT UP TO TWO SECDEF MAINTENANCE AWARD
NOMINATIONS PER CATEGORY TO OPNAV. OPNAV WILL EVALUATE THESE
NOMINATIONS AND FORWARD THE NOMINEES PER CATEGORY TO SECDEF FOR AWARD
CONSIDERATION.
5. NOMINATION PACKAGES SHALL BE PREPARED IAW REF A AND SUBMITTED ON CD
TO MR. STEVE MICHALUK NO LATER THAN 5 MARCH 2010. FINAL NOMINATIONS
WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. FOLLOW-ON MESSAGES WILL
ANNOUNCE NAVY NOMINEES AND SECDEF MAINTENANCE AWARD WINNERS.
6. OPNAV N43 POC FEDEX ADDRESS:
CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (N43)
2511 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
NC1 - SIXTH FLOOR, SUITE 6600
ARLINGTON VA 22202
(ATTN: OPNAV N43C1/MR STEVE MICHALUK
7. RELEASED BY P. M. TAMBURRINO, JR, N4B.//
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